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cover photo by Sheila Rock
cover photo by Sheila Rock
Although this is their third studio album, it is the first one of theirs I heard and it blew me away! Sato Sato
kicks it all off and I remember so well my hearing it for the first
time! Funny how so many songs have "Remember where I was?" attachments.
The album was released in 1981 and was the band's first album on
Virgin Records. It includes the hit single
Der Mussolini. The album was a massive hit in
Germany, where it charted for 46 weeks.
I loved
Der Mussolini
as well. The deep vocal by Delgado-López is wonderfully sinister and
the percussion by Görl is so much fun to watch. For sound, I go with the sax; for motion, I've always enjoyed watching the
drummer in a group more than the other members. As opposed to the jerky,
erratic movements of the other musicians, the repetitive, graceful and dynamic
motions of the drummer is like a dance and a joy to behold.
Giorgio Moroder did a re-mix of the song and the video for it is SO much fun to watch (
link below)!
You have to pay close attention, though, as the visuals are VERY subtle
but brilliant!
However, electrifying Delgado-López's vocal waters it down so it's
almost sterile and it doesn't have the raw sound of his vocal that I
love in the
original.
Rote Lippen
is a REAL doozy! After figuring out it meant "Red Lips" I was expecting
something erotically tinged but I was not ready for this! It is really
NASTY sounding! But then the vocal with an almost disgusting guttural
clearing of the throat and sinister overtones whirles around you and it
becomes the height of romanticism!
Punk/
New Wave at its best!!!!
Dein kleid ist so rot. dein mund ist so rot. mein
Schatz. deine lippen sind so rot. mein schatz
Die ganze welt ist rot fuer mich. ich sehe deinen
Mund. mein schatz
(Red Lips Your dress so red. your mouth so red. mein
Schatz. your lips so read. mein schatz. the whole
World is red. i see your mouth. mein schatz
("mein Schatz" means literally "my treasure",
i.e Something like "my precious" or "dear".)
date & photographer unknown
The D.A.F. track
Alle Gegen Alle was remade by
Laibach in 1994.
Der Mussolini was remade by
Atrocity in 1997 and by
KMFDM in 2006. The Patrik Sampler 2017 novel
The Ocean Container makes reference to
Greif Nach Den Sternen.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - Sato-Sato = Sato-Sato - 2:49
A2 - Der Mussolini = The Mussolini - 3:54
A3 - Rote Lippen = Red Lips - 2:42
A4 - Mein Herz Macht Bum = My Heart Goes Boom - 4:28
A5 - Der Räuber Und Der Prinz = The Robber And The Prince - 3:29
Side 2:
B1 - Ich Und Die Wirklichkeit = Me And Reality - 3:05
B2 - Als Wär's Das Letzte Mal = As If It Were The Last Time - 3:23
B3 - Verlier Nicht Den Kopf = Don't Lose Your Head - 3:17
B4 - Alle Gegen Alle = Everybody Fights Everybody - 3:56
B5 - Alles Ist Gut = Everything Is Good - 3:26
Companies, etc.
Distributed By – Ariola
Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH
Recorded At – Conny's Studio
Published By – Wintrup Musikverlag
Lacquer Cut At – The Town House
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Conny Plank GmbH
Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
Pressed By – Sonopress
Credits:
Cover [Cover Idea] – Gabi*
Photography By [Cover Photographs] – Sheila Rock
Producer – Conny Plank
Songwriter, Music By – Robert Görl
Words By – Gabi Delgado-Lopez*
Notes:
℗ 1981 Virgin Records Ltd./Conny Plank GmbH.
Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH., München
Recorded December 80 / January 81 in Conny's Studio.
Im Ariola-Vertrieb
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh
Artists
credits are abbreviated on the inner sleeve, and full name on the
labels (Robert Görl is misspelled Robert Gorl on the labels). Where
appropiate, the latter is entered here.
Cat# is 203 644 on the record, 203 644-320 on the back sleeve and spine, 203 644/96 980 on the inner sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 3098
Price Code: -320
Matrix / Runout (Label A): S 203 644 A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): S 203 644 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): 020 203 644 A-1 TOWN HOUSE LONDON Made in Germany
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): 020 203 644 B-1 TOWN HOUSE LONDON Made in Germany
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): 020 203 644 A-2 TOWN HOUSE LONDON Made in Germany
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): 020 203 644 B-2 TOWN HOUSE LONDON Made in Germany
Other (Inner sleeve): 203 644/96 980
Pressing Plant ID (Label side B, embossed): Bass clef
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Alles Ist Gut
Label: Virgin – 203 644, Virgin – 203 644-320
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Industrial, Electro, EBM
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